Considering the fact that there needs to be more Biome-Based mobs. i came up with this mob.
Name: Cactut
Description: Cactut is a Desert dwelling mob that blends in with its environment, a first in minecraft. Cactut is restricted to the Desert biome, where it can successfully stalk its prey. Cactut looks like an ordinary cactus. Just sitting there, not moving at all, not very harmful. But if you get too close to it... BAM! KAPOW! Cactut jumps into the air, and starts its assault! Cactut attacks when the Player enters a 3 block vicinity of the mob. It has 2 primary methods of damage.
1: Cactut sprints towards the player, attempting to slam its sharp needles that reside all over its body into the player.
2: Cactut flails around relentlessly, spraying an onslaught of needles everywhere. (This attack requires a 7 second recharge wait before it can happen again.)
Another thing that Cactut is prone to is following the player, just like Boo's in Mario. When the Player turn's his/her back, Cactut follows in pursuit. Not to attack the player. but to close in to the player so they may accidently set off its deadly radius trigger. Another interesting feature about Cactut is that it can grow. If a Cactut is left on its own for a immense period of time, it may spawn another Cactut onto its head. (Max 3)
If the Player encounters one of these Cactuts, There lives may become substantially difficult. Each Cactut is considered a different one, so the player must destroy 3 Cactuts to end the onslaught. Cactuts are immune to there own needles. This gives them a massive advantage if the player is swarmed. If a Cactut encounters water, it regenerates health and can also accelerate the "Growth" process.
Health: 15 Hearts
Location: Deserts
Drops: Cactus (1) and Green dye (3) (I apologize if this loot doesn't sound so promising, if you like you's can post an idea for the loot.)
What do you guys think? sounds like a promising mob?
Sounds ok, but it's in my opinion just a bit too advanced for minecraft. Maybe with a bit of development and simplifying it could make it work. I'd also be interested in hearing the relationship with other hostile mobs.
Pretty good. But it may be a little bit to complicated and it sounds very dangerous. You'd be killed if a couple 3-high spawned near each other and they both went off at the time. Also, what would happen if you first spawned right next to one?
Sounds ok, but it's in my opinion just a bit too advanced for minecraft. Maybe with a bit of development and simplifying it could make it work. I'd also be interested in hearing the relationship with other hostile mobs.
Had a feeling it was a bit complicated. XD I was trying to make it a bit more complex than the Silverfish, because the silverfish swarm at you when disturbed and are in the vicinity. To be honest. This mob would probably be very dangerous to other mobs, especially at night in the desert. If you were being followed by zombies, skeletons and Cactuts, and one of the cactuts decided to go off with the "Needle Flail", the all mobs in the vicinity would take damage. So this mob may have suicidal intentions.. Or is hostile to all other mobs except of those of its kind.
Pretty good. But it may be a little bit to complicated and it sounds very dangerous. You'd be killed if a couple 3-high spawned near each other and they both went off at the time. Also, what would happen if you first spawned right next to one?
Good Question. Since the Needle flail does a decent amount of damage and the body slam does a LOT of damage, (Reason is because the player could probably outrun it.) you'd need to have common sense and not run through the desert like a mad man. As for spawning right next to one, a little bit of nifty coding would allow you to leave the vicinity, but not enter it. But in the case of hitting the Cactut, it would go off as usual.
sounds like a good idea, deserts are a bit boring at the moment, but like the other guys said its a bit complicated for minecraft. but if you reduced the spawn rate massively and made it stronger, you could make it so that they only spawn by those sandstone desert wells you can find, since it was suggested that they would be a good place for a boss type mob to spawn at.
It could be a possibility that this mob could be the "Guardian of the Desert". 3 Block High Cactut could spawn near these wells to make it a challenge to enter. As for a Boss, i dont know.. I could make another post about the Boss in the Well. and if this post gets enough commotion, I can add a design of the mob. How's that sound?
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Name: Cactut
Description: Cactut is a Desert dwelling mob that blends in with its environment, a first in minecraft. Cactut is restricted to the Desert biome, where it can successfully stalk its prey. Cactut looks like an ordinary cactus. Just sitting there, not moving at all, not very harmful. But if you get too close to it... BAM! KAPOW! Cactut jumps into the air, and starts its assault! Cactut attacks when the Player enters a 3 block vicinity of the mob. It has 2 primary methods of damage.
1: Cactut sprints towards the player, attempting to slam its sharp needles that reside all over its body into the player.
2: Cactut flails around relentlessly, spraying an onslaught of needles everywhere. (This attack requires a 7 second recharge wait before it can happen again.)
Another thing that Cactut is prone to is following the player, just like Boo's in Mario. When the Player turn's his/her back, Cactut follows in pursuit. Not to attack the player. but to close in to the player so they may accidently set off its deadly radius trigger. Another interesting feature about Cactut is that it can grow. If a Cactut is left on its own for a immense period of time, it may spawn another Cactut onto its head. (Max 3)
If the Player encounters one of these Cactuts, There lives may become substantially difficult. Each Cactut is considered a different one, so the player must destroy 3 Cactuts to end the onslaught. Cactuts are immune to there own needles. This gives them a massive advantage if the player is swarmed. If a Cactut encounters water, it regenerates health and can also accelerate the "Growth" process.
Health: 15 Hearts
Location: Deserts
Drops: Cactus (1) and Green dye (3) (I apologize if this loot doesn't sound so promising, if you like you's can post an idea for the loot.)
What do you guys think? sounds like a promising mob?
Had a feeling it was a bit complicated. XD I was trying to make it a bit more complex than the Silverfish, because the silverfish swarm at you when disturbed and are in the vicinity. To be honest. This mob would probably be very dangerous to other mobs, especially at night in the desert. If you were being followed by zombies, skeletons and Cactuts, and one of the cactuts decided to go off with the "Needle Flail", the all mobs in the vicinity would take damage. So this mob may have suicidal intentions.. Or is hostile to all other mobs except of those of its kind.
Good Question. Since the Needle flail does a decent amount of damage and the body slam does a LOT of damage, (Reason is because the player could probably outrun it.) you'd need to have common sense and not run through the desert like a mad man. As for spawning right next to one, a little bit of nifty coding would allow you to leave the vicinity, but not enter it. But in the case of hitting the Cactut, it would go off as usual.
It could be a possibility that this mob could be the "Guardian of the Desert". 3 Block High Cactut could spawn near these wells to make it a challenge to enter. As for a Boss, i dont know.. I could make another post about the Boss in the Well. and if this post gets enough commotion, I can add a design of the mob. How's that sound?